That Pittsburgh matched that ignominious feat with two games remaining is humiliating, but the Steelers can take solace in the fact that the Saints won the Super Bowl that season.īeing a favorite on the road in Pittsburgh this late in the season is unusual territory for the Colts, but based on what we have seen in recent weeks, it seems justifiable. Before this year, only nine teams had opened with an 11-0 record in the 16-game era, and just one of those - the 2009 New Orleans Saints - lost three of its final five games. There was a sense during the team’s 11-0 start that the Steelers (11-3) were being overrated, but no one expected three straight losses. Pittsburgh, on the other hand, is falling apart. South, but there is no question Indianapolis did a fine job of rebuilding its team in the last off-season. A tiebreaker has the Colts trailing Tennessee in the A.F.C. Indianapolis has won five of its last six games, getting contributions from newcomers (the rookie running back Jonathan Taylor, quarterback Philip Rivers, defensive tackle DeForest Buckner) and mainstays (linebacker Darius Leonard, wide receiver T.Y.
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